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How many hours revision per subject would you expect for Year 10 exams?

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RedSkyLastNight · 11/02/2019 08:09

As per title really. DS doesn't see the point of revising. Left to himself he would probably do an hour before each exam (fortunate to be bright enough and have a good enough memory that this sort of works for topic tests) , but I really want to try to instill better habits so Year 11 is not such a shock. Or maybe so Year 11 is not a total disaster. It doesn't help that I've been nagging encouraging all year for him to write decent notes on what he's covered but the reality is what he's written is very patchy. In some subjects it's nearly all hole.

I am thinking I will suggest an hour a weekday revision from next term (and probably have to stand over him to make sure this doesn't entail him spending 5 minutes reading notes and the rest of the time staring into space). And 2 hours a day during Easter holidays. His exams are just after Easter. Does that sound reasonable /sensible?
I'd say he could reduce this if he had lots of homework, but he really doesn't atm and is selective about what he does. So maybe I also ought to be instilling completing homework to a higher standard! (Getting him to do any work at all has been a challenge, so this is an uphill struggle one step at a time.)

Of course I also need advice on how to persuade him that revision is actually worthwhile.

My reasoning so far has fallen on deaf ears

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TeenTimesTwo · 11/02/2019 08:43

I would say that sounds reasonable.

If you want to be proactive / check, I would suggest asking for tangible outputs from revision.
e.g.

  • get him to say his target for the session / week
  • agree outputs, e.g. revision cards, mind maps, quote banks, questions done, you test him

Maybe ask him to practice making a revision plan - topics to be done per subject, time needed, how much time does he have, does it fit, allocate time per subject etc.

If he is reluctant to have you involved, maybe get him to agree a grade per subject, and agree that if it isn't reached you will be allowed to assist more with y11 mocks.

Do you have the various revision guides? Neither of my DDs have good note taking skills, and I found the guides invaluable for DD1, and I expect will be the same for DD2. Though it can be very subject dependent. Having the guides also makes it much easier to test him for subjects like science.

lljkk · 11/02/2019 19:09

From my DSs: zero.
From my DD: a zillion hrs.
No advice 4 you. Nothing would have persuaded DSs & nothing could have stopped DD.

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